Solvent Recovery Handbook (Hardcover)

by Ian M. Smallwood (Author) "The technology for removing volatile liquids from gases has its origins in the operations leading to the production of gas from coal..." (more)
Key Phrases: liquid expansion coefficient, saturated vapour concentration, explosive limit ppm (more...)

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Book Description
If you're a solvent user, the pressure is on to cut the emissions your plant discharges. Ian Smallwood's Solvent Recovery Handbook hands you all the practical tools you need to efficiently and cost-effectively process harmful organic solvents after re-capture. It's the one and only resource to deliver state-of-the-art coverage of every available recovery and disposal technology--including removing solvents from gas, water, and residues, separating combinations of solvents, and drying them. What's more, you'll find fact-filled sections on the latest equipment for separation by fractional distillation. . .safe, effective operating procedures. . .the economic aspects of recovery. . .and much more. A valuable appendix of physical properties, activity coefficients, and recovery notes is also included.

Book Info
Sets out the physical properties of the fifty most commonly used solvents. Provides detailed guidance on the recovery of solvents and supplies critical data used to select the best solvent for a given industrial process. Previous edition c1994. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

• Hardcover: 387 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing (October 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070584354
• ISBN-13: 978-0070584358
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
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